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cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

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ramen; Chinese-style noodles

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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origin; appearance of auspicious omen

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exemplary

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(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied

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even more; still more; further

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to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)

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to sit for an examination

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success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

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mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

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chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc

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to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

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to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

1

to answer the phone

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Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)

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civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

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isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility

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correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

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locking

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taking the initiative

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tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

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one ken; six feet

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economising; saving

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to live; to reside; to inhabit

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balcony; veranda; verandah; porch

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to happen to hear; to overhear

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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linen

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gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor

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bedroom

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to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

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to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

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to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

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worthy of; worth doing; worth having

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to quarrel; to dispute

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hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

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to laugh scornfully

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet

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low table; table with very short legs

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unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

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carrier pigeon; homing pigeon

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fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

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to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps

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fragmentary

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having a dream

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to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out

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to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

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